Social Distancing, Social Protest, and the Social Constitution of a New Body of Law
The emerging law of social distancing is vital to the future of public health. And social protests are playing an important role in these developments.
First Amendment
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Read more: State-Sponsored COVID Vaccine Disinformation: A New Front in Geopolitical Conflict State-Sponsored COVID Vaccine Disinformation: A New Front in Geopolitical Conflict
Russian and Chinese troll farms, news providers, and social media influencers are attacking Moderna, Pfizer, and AstraZeneca COVID vaccines.
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Read more: Graphic Warnings on Cigarettes: Public Health vs. Corporate Speech Graphic Warnings on Cigarettes: Public Health vs. Corporate Speech
Color graphic warnings are set to appear on cigarette packages in June 2021 as FDA’s latest effort to make a dent in the intractable tobacco problem.
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Read more: The Artifices of Corporate Speech: Video Preview with Nathan Cortez The Artifices of Corporate Speech: Video Preview with Nathan Cortez
Nathan Cortez gives a preview of his paper, “The Artifices of Corporate Speech,” which he will present at the Health Law Policy workshop.
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Read more: When Health Advice Is Hard to Come by, BIPOC Suffer the Consequences When Health Advice Is Hard to Come by, BIPOC Suffer the Consequences
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the tradeoffs at stake for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) seeking reliable health advice.
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Read more: FDA’s Warning Letter to Juul & the First Amendment FDA’s Warning Letter to Juul & the First Amendment
By Daniel Aaron On September 10, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to Juul asserting that the vaping manufacturer had violated federal law by illegally marketing its e-cigarettes as safer than other products. Citing evidence uncovered at a July 2019 House Subcommittee hearing as well as industry documents, FDA claims…
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Read more: New York City Mandates Vaccines for the Unvaccinated New York City Mandates Vaccines for the Unvaccinated
By Dorit Reiss Like Rockland county, New York City has been combatting a large measles outbreak for several months. As of April 9, 285 people were sick with measles. 246 were children, 21 were hospitalized, and five ended in the intensive care unit. New York City has taken a number of steps to combat the…
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Read more: How the FDA Produces Knowledge (and Is Not So Weird) How the FDA Produces Knowledge (and Is Not So Weird)
By Christopher Robertson The Federal government has wrested billions of dollars from the drug and device industry in settlements of claims that the companies broke the law by promoting their products “off-label” for uses not approved by the FDA. In response, companies have asserted that promotions are a form of speech, protected by the First Amendment. Speech…
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Read more: Is it legal for Trump to punish health insurers that do not support repeal of Obamacare? Is it legal for Trump to punish health insurers that do not support repeal of Obamacare?
By Christopher Robertson In a recent story about how the health insurance marketplaces are being destabilized by the Trump administration’s vacillation, the LA Times reports: At one recent meeting, Seema Verma, whom Trump picked to oversee the federal Medicare and Medicaid programs, stunned insurance industry officials by suggesting a bargain: The administration would fund the…
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Read more: Vaccinate Your Children (Says a Federal Judge) Vaccinate Your Children (Says a Federal Judge)
By Gregory M. Lipper After nearly four years fighting about whether and when employers may exclude contraceptive coverage from employee health plans (and even block others from providing that coverage), it’s perhaps refreshing to see less controversial cases. And few healthcare-exemption cases are less controversial than those brought by parents who object to vaccinating their…